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| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | NBC Local | Who is Cam Smith? Illinois native making headlines in new Olympic sport ‘skimo' | https://www.nbcchicago.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/who-is-cam-smith-illinois-native-making-headlines-in-new-olympic-sport-skimo/3897714/ | The sport of [ ski mountaineering ][13] made its long-awaited Olympics debut and a bearded Illinois athlete is making headlines for his performance in the event. Cam Smith, who first competed in "skimo" during the men's sprint Thursday, fell just shy of a medal during the mixed team relay Saturday, … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | NBC Local | Ilia Malinin to skate once more at Olympic Exhibition Gala, but what will he do? | https://www.nbcchicago.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/ilia-malinin-to-skate-once-more-at-olympic-exhibition-gala-but-what-will-he-do/3897722/ | On the same day [ Ilia Malinin ][1] promised another "version" of his [ Olympic ][2] story [ would be revealed ][3] , he is also expected to perform one last time on Olympic ice. But what will he do? Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago crime: 2 women shot, 1 killed in East Side drive-by, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/east-side-drive-by-shooting-2-21 | ![Chicago crime: 2 women shot, 1 killed in East Side drive-by, police say][5] #### [ Chicago crime: 2 women shot, 1 killed in East Side drive-by, police say ][6] Two women were shot, one fatally, in a drive-by shooting on Chicago’s East Side early Saturday morning. #### The Brief * … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Chilly start to the weekend, warmer temps on the way | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-chilly-start-weekend-warmer-temps-way | ![Chicago weather: Chilly start to the weekend, warmer temps on the way][1] #### [ Chicago weather: Chilly start to the weekend, warmer temps on the way ][2] Fox Chicago Meteorologist Mark Strehl has the forecast for Feb. 21, 2026. **CHICAGO** \- You’d be forgiven if you fell for Chicago’s annual … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Organizers of the Milan Cortina Olympics made clean energy a priority. Here’s how they did it. | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/21/winter-olympics-milan-clean-energy/ | CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — It takes an immense amount of energy to power venues and make snow for the Winter Olympics and, for the [ 2026 Milan Cortina Games ][45] , organizers pledged that virtually all of the electricity would be clean. The organizing committee said that energy use is … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | 2026 Winter Olympics: Meet the medalists from the United States | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/21/2026-winter-olympics-us-medalists/ | Meet all the medalists from the United States at the [ 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics ][1] . And catch up on all the [ latest Olympic news here ][2] . **GOLD: Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran and Chris Lillis, freestyle skiing, mixed aerials** ![Gold medalists Christopher Lillis, Connor Curran and … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Measles cases are rising, and RFK Jr. is only making it worse | https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/02/21/measles-cases-rise-robert-kennedy-jr-undermines-childhood-vaccines-sheldon-jacobson-janet-jokela | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][82] * [ Facebook ][83] * [ Bluesky ][84] * [ Email ][85] * [ Reddit ][86] * [ Flipboard ][87] The number of [ measles cases ][88] in the U.S. has soared over the past two years. In 2024, … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | How we photographed the impact of Rev. Jesse Jackson's death | https://chicago.suntimes.com/photography/2026/02/21/how-we-photographed-the-impact-of-rev-jesse-jacksons-death | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][72] * [ Facebook ][73] * [ Bluesky ][74] * [ Email ][75] * [ Reddit ][76] * [ Flipboard ][77] This week’s top photo comes from visual journalist intern Giacomo Cain. Follow him on [ Instagram ][78] . ### … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Impressions Face and Body finds move to Old Town brings new energy to aesthetics practice | https://chicago.suntimes.com/small-business/2026/02/21/impressions-face-body-move-old-town-energy-aesthetics-plastic-surgery-practice | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][52] * [ Facebook ][53] * [ Bluesky ][54] * [ Email ][55] * [ Reddit ][56] * [ Flipboard ][57] **_Editor’s Note:_ ** _Last year, a new presidential administration stepped in with plans to disrupt the way companies do … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Rev. Jackson's message of hope resonates well beyond Chicago | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/02/21/rev-jesse-jacksson-latinos-immigrants-charter-school-cps-bears-sox-cubs | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][27] * [ Facebook ][28] * [ Bluesky ][29] * [ Email ][30] * [ Reddit ][31] * [ Flipboard ][32] To really appreciate the [ Rev. Jesse Jackson ][33] Sr. I think you have to step outside the Chicago … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Widow discovers late husband's life was full of secrets | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/02/21/dearabby-today-dear-abby-widow-discovers-late-husbands-life-was-full-of-secrets | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][19] * [ Facebook ][20] * [ Bluesky ][21] * [ Email ][22] * [ Reddit ][23] * [ Flipboard ][24] **DEAR ABBY:** My late husband was ill for six years. He experienced some dementia. He wasn’t able to work, … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Hall of Famer Steve McMichael's widow Misty arrested | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/02/21/bears-hall-of-fame-steve-mcmichael-misty-widow-arrested-pro-football-friday-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] Misty McMichael, who successfully lobbied for her husband Steve’s inclusion into the Pro Football Hall of Fame before his … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Are the Bears using Hammond and other places as a bluff to get a better deal in Chicago? | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/02/21/chicago-bears-stadium-hammond-indiana-arlington-heights-soldier-field-kevin-warren-thomas-mcdermott-jim-tinaglia-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] The day after he proposed a special tax on social-media companies, cutting red tape on Illinois zoning laws and … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | ABC Local | Officials work to lower risk of deadly slides to recover bodies of California avalanche victims | https://abc7chicago.com/post/lake-tahoe-avalanche-victims-officials-work-lower-risk-deadly-slides-recover-bodies-truckee-california/18629187/ | TRUCKEE, Calif. -- Officials worked to lower the risks of more deadly slides Friday in the area where an avalanche struck in California's Sierra Nevada so crews could safely recover the bodies of the people killed. Rescue crews loaded up a snow vehicle with skis and other supplies and headed … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | ABC Local | Murky outlook for businesses after tariff ruling prompts countermoves by Trump | https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-10-global-tariff-murky-outlook-businesses-supreme-court-ruling-tariffs-prompts-countermoves-donald/18629152/ | NEW YORK -- Businesses face a new wave of uncertainty after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under an emergency powers law and Trump vowed to work around the ruling to keep his tariffs in place. The Trump administration says its tariffs help boost American … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | ABC Local | Man found dead inside River North parking garage; death investigation underway: police | https://abc7chicago.com/post/death-investigation-underway-body-found-river-north-chicago-parking-garage-0-100-block-east-ohio-street-police/18629332/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are conducting a death investigation after a man was found dead in a downtown parking garage early Friday morning. Police said officers were called to the River North neighborhood's 0-100-block of East Ohio Street around 4 a.m. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | ABC Local | Woman killed in UIC lot was on way to appointment with infant; suspect found dead: investigators | https://abc7chicago.com/post/ui-health-shooting-chicago-shawnquanice-kimbrough-killed-uic-parking-was-appointment-baby-officials-sway/18629415/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- The person accused of fatally shooting a woman with a baby in a West Side hospital parking garage earlier this month was found dead, officials said. A 34-year-old woman was heading to a UI Health appointment with an infant child on Tuesday, Feb. 3 when the shooting … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | WBEZ | How Jesse Jackson shaped Chicago education, from protesting school segregation to reopening Dyett HS | https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/02/21/how-jesse-jackson-shaped-chicago-education-from-protesting-school-segregation-to-reopening-dyett-hs | When the Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived in Chicago in 1964, he came face to face with a segregated school system where Black and Latino students attempted to learn in schools so overcrowded that hallways became classrooms and supplies were scarce. He quickly jumped into the fight to end disparities in … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in History: ‘The Communist Manifesto’ published | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/21/today-in-history-the-communist-manifesto-published/ | Today is Saturday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2026. There are 313 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 21, 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published “The Communist Manifesto” in London. Also on this date: In 1885, President Chester Arthur dedicated the Washington Monument. In … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 21, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in Chicago History: Drew Peterson — ‘I did not kill Kathleen!’ — sentenced to 38 years in prison | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/21/february-21-chicago-history/ | Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 21, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? [ Email us ][36] . **Front page flashback:** Feb. 22, 1965 ![Malcolm X was shot and killed as he spoke to more than … |